Herisson Surname
Approximately 1,764 people bear this surname
Herisson Surname Definition:
HERISSON: Local. From a town by that name in France.
Herisson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,553 | 1:42,771 | 5,397 |
| Mauritius | 78 | 1:16,582 | 3,513 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Hérisson (54) are calculated separately.
Herisson (772) may also be a first name.
Herisson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
HERISSON: Local. From a town by that name in France.
Herisson Demographics
Average Herisson Salary in
United States
$38,893 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Herisson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Herisson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Herisson occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Hérisson. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Herisson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 229,623rd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,131,262 people. The surname Herisson is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Herisson reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 295,418th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 772 people.
Herisson is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 1,553 people, or 1 in 42,771. In France Herisson is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent reside and Occitanie, where 11 percent reside. Barring France this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Herisson Last Name Statistics demography
Herisson earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $38,893 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herisson
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis